abstract:The Spanish solution (also called Barcelona solution) has two railway platforms, one on each side of the line, to speed up boarding and alighting: passengers board from one side and alight to the other. If there are three platforms (one island platform and two side platforms) with two tracks, generally the center platform will be a shared exit platform, as there is no benefit in segregating arriving passengers.
SpanishandItalianbondyieldsrallied slightlyinEuropeantradingon Friday on the hopes that FranceandGermanywillcome up with somesortofsolution to the currentimbroglio.